Intermediate Filaments as the Platform to Underpin the "Social Network" of Cells and Tissues

Conference Description

The biennial Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Intermediate Filaments has been meeting since 1990 and brings together a lively and diverse group of scientists from various fields of cell biology, biomedical engineering, mechano- and stem cell biology and their application in clinical and biopharma arenas. It is the role that intermediate filaments play in the integration of both intra- and inter-cellular processes and signals that marks them out as the most important "social networking" platform in cell biology. The goal of this meeting is to not only highlight the very best and exciting work that is happening in our field, but also to spur new ideas and collaborations for all attendees across the biomedical, clinical and pharma spectra. The program will feature an exciting selection of invited speakers along with presentations based on submitted abstracts. We will also plan to have one or more "Poster Preview" sessions at the end of morning sessions for poster presenters to highlight their research in quick-fire talks. The COST Action EuroCellNet has provided funding to support the attendance of scientists from countries within their network. All of the sessions in the conference are fully aligned with the program and mission of the COST Action EuroCellNet.

The 2018 GRC meeting will take place from June 24-29, 2018 at the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Conference Center in Lucca (Barga), Italy. It is chaired by Milos Pekny with the support of Jan Lammerding and Roy Quinlan as vice-chairs. Our GRC meeting is preceded by a Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) led by Clarissa Koch and Oscar Stassen on June 23-24th. The GRS will take "Turning scientific discoveries into products and therapeutics" as their theme and will be an exciting opportunity for graduate students, postdocs, and early career researchers to become involved in the intermediate filament community. Please help us spread the word and encourage your students and postdocs to attend!

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Intermediate Filaments (GRS)" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Power HourThe GRC Power Hour is an optional informal gathering open to all meeting participants. It is designed to help address the challenges women face in science and support the professional growth of women in our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.

"Kelch Proteins as Caretakers of Keratins During Tissue Homeostasis and Disease"

6:40 pm - 6:50 pm

Discussion

6:50 pm - 7:00 pm

Jasmine Robinson (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)

"Widespread Accumulation and Aggregation or IF Proteins During Mammalian Aging and Partial Reversal by Lifelong Caloric Restriction"

7:00 pm - 7:05 pm

Discussion

7:05 pm - 7:20 pm

Diana Toivola (Åbo Akademi University, Finland)

"Keratins and Mitochondrial Morphology, Motility and Function"

7:20 pm - 7:30 pm

Discussion

7:30 pm - 7:50 pm

General Discussion

7:50 pm - 8:00 pm

Closing Remarks

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Dinner

Friday

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Breakfast

9:00 am

Departure

Contributors

Bob and Anne Goldman

Ronald Liem

Ueli and Janine Aebi

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R13AR073670. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.